QISS PEP Talk: May 2016

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QISS PEP Talks
Parent Education Program
Thursday, May 19th, 2016
TOPIC 2015-2016 A Year in Review and Looking
Forward to Academic Year 2016-2017
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QISS PEP Talks
Presented by
Dr. Teston Mr. Page
Mr. Matthews QISS Director
QISS K-12 Principal QCIE Program
Coordinator QISS??
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Outline

• 2015-2016 A Year in Review
• 2016-2017 Incoming Teachers
• WASC Accreditation Self-Study Process
• University Preparation at QISS
• Community QA

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2015-2016 A year in review
2015-2016 A Year in Review

• New student orientation
• First day of school
• New After School Activity Programs
• Open House Nights
• New PEP Talks
• Week-without-Walls
• Quarter 1 Key Assignments
• Tianjin Model United Nations
• Parent Conferences
• ACAMIS Volleyball in Beijing
• International Day
• Talent Show
• Upper School Lock-in
• Seoul Model United Nations
• Winter Gala
• Quarter 2 Key Assignments
• CISS MUN

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2015-2016 A Year in Review

• QISS Model United Nations
• Quarter 3 Key Assignments
• MathQuest and Rubiks Cube Tournament
• ACAMIS Track and Field
• Student Led Conferences
• ACAMIS Soccer in Beijing
• High School Prom
• Grade 12 Graduation
• QISS PTA and Qingdao Expat Charity donation to
  Jimo
• Quarter 4 Key Assignments
• Spring Concert
• Sports Day and PTA Community Day

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2015-2016 A Year in Review
Slideshows of 2015-2016 Academic Year
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2016-2017 Incoming Teachers

• New Upper School Faculty Members (HS and MS)
• David Kim, Ph.D. (Korea) AP / IB Certified
  Mathematics
• Tanya Chase (USA) Texas Certified Mathematics
• Rachel Goodman (USA) Texas Certified
  Mathematics
• John Underwood, MA (USA) Michigan Certified -
  Physical Sc.
• Jamie Hart (USA) IB Certified / TN Biological
  Sciences
• Anthony Quan (USA) California Certified Life
  Sciences
• Billy Fidanovski (USA/Korea) AP Certified
  (Illinois) Soc. St.
• Edward Knauss (USA) Pennsylvania Certified
  Soc. St.
• Amanda Antonini (USA) Pennsylvania Certified
  Soc. St.
• Travis McNair (USA) AP Certified (Texas)
  Language Arts
• Kristina Emond, Ed.S. (USA) Maine Certified ELL
• William Swartz, MA (USA) Michigan Certified
  Technology

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2016-2017 Incoming Teachers

• New Lower School Faculty Members
• Mr. Jay Muller (USA) PYP Certified (Texas
  grades 4 to 8)
• Jessica Lenhart (USA) North Carolina Certified
  (K-6)
• Gina Underwood (USA) Michigan Certified (K-6)
• Jill Rohan (USA) North Carolina Certified (K-6)
• Stephanie Lynn King (USA) Texas Certified (Art
  Education)
• Jolanta Poprawska (UK) Early Childhood
  Certification

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WASC Accreditation Self-Study Process
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WASC Accreditation Self-Study Process

• Assures a school community that the schools
  purposes are appropriate and accomplished through
  a viable education program a trustworthy
  institution for student learning
• Validates the integrity of the schools program
  and transcripts
• Facilitates transfer of credits to other
  English-speaking schools critical for
  college/university acceptance worldwide
• Fosters the ongoing improvement of the schools
  programs and operations to support student
  learning
• Provides valuable insight from fellow educators
  visiting the school

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WASC Accreditation Self-Study Process

• WASC We Are Student Centered
• A community conversation based on simple
  principles
• Coming together to ask Are we a highly effective
  school?
• If so, how? Where is the evidence?
• If we have areas to grow, what are they?
• What solutions can we offer and implement in an
  action plan?
• What processes do we have in place to ensure we
  stay committed to continuous improvement (adding
  value), and continuously meeting the needs of the
  students?

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University Preparation at QISS
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University Preparation at QISS

• USA
• Brown University
• Duke University
• The George Washington University
• University of California Berkeley
• University of California Los Angeles
• University of California Santa Barbara
• Pennsylvania State University
• University of San Francisco
• The New School at NYC
• New York University
• University of Houston
• The Art Institute of Chicago
• Johnson and Wales University

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University Preparation at QISS

• QISS College Admissions
• KOREA
• Ehwa Womans University
• Hanyang University
• Hongik University
• Konkuk University
• Dongguk University
• Sogang University
• CHINA
• Tsing Hua University
• Fudan University
• China Ocean University
• University of Business and Economics
• Sino-British College
• JAPAN

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University Preparation at QISS

• BRAZIL
• University of Sao Paulo
• Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Czech Republic
• University of Prague

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Community QA

• Suggested Topics from Community Feedback
• ELL and LRC program
• Additional language lessons
• After School Activity Program
• Band auditions
• Any other questions?

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QISS PEP Talks
Parent Education Program
Thanks for coming! See you at the next PEP Talk ?